übernommen

[ˈyːbɐˌnɔmən]

/[ˈyːbɐˌnɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“übernommen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,008
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übernehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubernommen · übernommen · German

übernommen · rank #2,008 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,008
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH öffnen

Nearest frequency peer: öffnen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „übernommen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „übernommen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

übernommen vs unternommen
73% similar
übernommen vs übernommene
91% similar
übernommen vs übernommenen
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for übernommen
PropertyValue
Headwordübernommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌnɔmən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,008
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „übernommen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.übernommenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „öffnen“ (#2,007), „abgesehen“ (#2,009), „Abstand“ (#2,010). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übernommen“ bei #2,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around übernommen (IPA [ˈyːbɐˌnɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,008 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übernehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for übernommen, with forms such as "büernommen", "übbernommen", and "übenrommen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unternommen", "übernommene", "übernommenen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is übernommen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übernehmen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büernommen
  • übbernommen
  • übenrommen
  • übernmomen
  • übernnommen
  • übernomemn
  • übernomen
  • übernommenn
  • übernommne
  • überonmmen
  • überrnommen
  • übrenommen
  • üebrnommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of übernommen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

büernommen2übbernommen1übenrommen2übernmomen2übernnommen1übernomemn2übernomen1übernommenn1
Edit distance from "übernommen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "übernommen"?
"übernommen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌnɔmən].
What does "übernommen" mean?
As a verb, "übernommen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übernehmen
What words are commonly confused with "übernommen"?
"übernommen" is commonly confused with "unternommen", "übernommene", "übernommenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "übernommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übernommen" is [ˈyːbɐˌnɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übernommen" come from?
"übernommen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "übernommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

technische#1,991entwickeln#1,965angenommen#1,956gemeinsame#2,062

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

abgesehen13 variantsTätigkeit13 variantsTradition13 variantsgeblieben13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list